盗蜜是指昆虫鸟类或其他动物植物花冠筒上直接打洞取食花蜜,但不给花授粉的现象[1]

被盗蜜植物主要是具有长花管或花上有蜜腺距产蜜植物[1]。存在盗蜜现象的植物大约有59科214种[2]。常见的盗蜜者是蜂类,尤以熊蜂木蜂为多,在美洲一些鸟类也是常见的盗蜜者[1]

盗蜜会损坏植物生殖器官柱头花药[3], 还能通过影响传粉者的行为来影响植物的适合度[1]。此外,通过影响传粉者行为,盗蜜者会增加花粉的散布距离、促进异交[1]

参考文献

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  2. ^ Irwin, Rebecca; Maloof, Joan. Variation in nectar robbing over time, space, and species . Oecologia. 2002-12-01, 133 (4): 525–533. doi:10.1007/s00442-002-1060-z. 
  3. ^ Irwin, Rebecca E.; Bronstein, Judith L.; Manson, Jessamyn S.; Richardson, Leif. Nectar Robbing: Ecological and Evolutionary Perspectives. Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics. 2010-12, 41 (1): 271–292. doi:10.1146/annurev.ecolsys.110308.120330.